The NFL is not considering dropping Bad Bunny as its Super Bowl halftime headline performer. Commissioner Roger Goodell made that clear Wednesday at the league’s annual fall owners meeting.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell defended Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show amid President Trump criticism and fan backlash over the Puerto Rican star's political comments.

Speaking at a press conference at the league's fall meetings on Wednesday, Goodell doubled down on the decision by the league and Jay-Z's Roc Nation to select the Puerto Rican superstar as the Super Bowl halftime show performer, despite weeks of backlash from some conservatives.

A Change.org petition aimed at the NFL and Roc Nation requests country legend George Strait be named the Super Bowl halftime headliner over Bad Bunny.

Bad Bunny—whose real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio—is a Grammy-winning artist who sings almost exclusively in Spanish. His selection led to a surge in his music streams, Billboard reported, and renewed attention of his criticism of Trump-era immigration policies and his advocacy for Latino communities.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has responded to the growing backlash over announcing Bad Bunny as the Super Bowl halftime show performer: 'I think it’s going to be an exciting and uniting moment.'

The NFL’s decision has drawn criticism from some conservative leaders, including President Donald Trump and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

In an interview with conservative network Newsmax, Trump dismissed the choice, saying he had “never heard of” the performer.

AEW star MVP speaks highly of Bad Bunny. Bad Bunny hasn’t appeared in a WWE ring in nearly two years, but his work ethic continues to be talked about to this day. During a recent episode of his Marking Out podcast,